Reflecting back over the year on the last day of 2019, here are my favourite Canberra dishes of the year! (in no particular order). Poachers Pantry smoked duck breast The smoked duck breast with foie gras, spiced pear puree, French plum and buttered spinach as part of the Spring tasting menu. We could smell the […] Read more…
Following on from Eating in Laos – Part 2 – Asian restaurants, I’ve organised this chapter into the non-Asian eateries from our holiday in Vientiane. Senglao Cafe Our friends took us to Senglao Café, an American/Asian-fusion eatery serving rice dishes, pasta, pizza, salads, steaks and sandwiches. The retro movie themed fit out includes old cinema […] Read more…
Every now and then, Din Tai Fung (DTF) make turn their amazing xiao long baos (soup dumplings) into one giant dumpling! We recently went up to Sydney and made a beeline for DTF at World Square. As part of Sydney’s Vivid Festival, DTF produced rainbow-coloured giant dumplings for a few weeks. We ordered one giant […] Read more…
Super Bao started off as a food stall around the Canberra markets scene, and have now opened its own shop in Dickson. My foodie friends and I went to check it out one night. We spotted a mocktail carafe on the drinks menu, and ordered the strawberry fauxito carafe. Tasty but with all the ice, […] Read more…
Located upstairs at the Hellenic Club in Woden, Ginseng offers yum cha every Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The place is buzzing and busy by 11.30am (when yum cha commences) and I double check my watch to see how late I am. How are there so many people already eating? We are seated in the partitioned […] Read more…
Raijin Japanese Cuisine opened up at the McKellar shops last year. I dined in for dinner with Mr FPJ, V and her hubby one weeknight and we were lucky enough to snag a table for four. The extensive menu covers classic Japanese entrees like gyoza and takoyaki, tempura goodies, salads, sashimi, sushi rolls, yaki udon, […] Read more…
We were seeing the Harry Potter and The Cursed Child play at the Princess Theatre in Melbourne, and wanted to dine somewhere close by for dinner. Thankfully Chinatown is close to that theatre and I saw it as an opportunity to check out some cheap dumplings. I’ve been to Din Tai Fung and Hu Tong, […] Read more…
After my first visit to Cinnabar on the Kingston Foreshore back in 2016, it took me 2.5 years to go back (purely because there are always too many new eateries to visit). But I dined in twice within a fortnight and plan to go back more often. There are three types of sang choi bao […] Read more…
During trips to Melbourne, I always try to stay an extra couple of days so I can eat at more places. The annoying thing about dining solo is that I can only try 1-2 small dishes before I get full. I was pleasantly surprised to discover that Supernormal offer half-serves of most of their menu […] Read more…
After our visit to Bangkok, we landed in Singapore in the early evening, and after checking into our hotel room in Tanjong Pagar, it was time to find a late night dinner. Fortunately, one of the first places we passed was Ramen Keisuke Tonkotsu King. It was about 8.30pm at this stage and there was […] Read more…